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by **NightMa** » Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:31:36

what is the command line for using tar to spliting tar file as 1gb each.

I know multiple volume (-M) to be used, but didn't get that working.

I tried tar -L 100000 -Mcf test.tar /usr

but it is prompt me to continue and if i type 'y' then it continue but make
no files. except the first one. what I am doing wrong here?

/nightman

by **Nuno Carvalh** » Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:16:57

Quote:> what is the command line for using tar to spliting tar file as 1gb each.

> I know multiple volume (-M) to be used, but didn't get that working.

> I tried tar -L 100000 -Mcf test.tar /usr

> but it is prompt me to continue and if i type 'y' then it continue but
make
> no files. except the first one. what I am doing wrong here?

> /nightman

Hi,

You can use the 'split' command, like this :

tar -cf test.tar /usr | split -b1024m

which splits in files with 1024Mb files.

Best regards,

Nuno Carvalho

by **Jason Well** » Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:05:37

> what is the command line for using tar to spliting tar file as 1gb each.

> I know multiple volume (-M) to be used, but didn't get that working.

> I tried tar -L 100000 -Mcf test.tar /usr

> but it is prompt me to continue and if i type 'y' then it continue but
> make no files. except the first one. what I am doing wrong here?

> /nightman

This will work:

tar -M -L 100000 -cf test1.tar -f test2.tar -f test3.tar (-f testN.tar) /usr

I have done this many times...
You should be able to create 10 tar files at once before tar craps out on
you. As long as you keep it to 10 or less, you should be fine.

Good luck,
Jason
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by **NightMa** » Fri, 02 Aug 2002 17:02:46

Hi
Great, another question, how do I restore this?
Is it possible to restore a single file? what happens if a file is shared
between 2 tar files?

regards
Nathan

> > what is the command line for using tar to spliting tar file as 1gb each.

> > I know multiple volume (-M) to be used, but didn't get that working.

> > I tried tar -L 100000 -Mcf test.tar /usr

> > but it is prompt me to continue and if i type 'y' then it continue but
> > make no files. except the first one. what I am doing wrong here?

> > /nightman

> This will work:

> tar -M -L 100000 -cf test1.tar -f test2.tar -f test3.tar (-f testN.tar)
/usr

> I have done this many times...
> You should be able to create 10 tar files at once before tar craps out on
> you. As long as you keep it to 10 or less, you should be fine.

> Good luck,
> Jason
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by **NightMa** » Fri, 02 Aug 2002 17:04:03

Thanks,
Will tar name the tar files itself with diff. names?

regards
Nathan

> > what is the command line for using tar to spliting tar file as 1gb each.

> > I know multiple volume (-M) to be used, but didn't get that working.

> > I tried tar -L 100000 -Mcf test.tar /usr

> > but it is prompt me to continue and if i type 'y' then it continue but
> make
> > no files. except the first one. what I am doing wrong here?

> > /nightman

> Hi,

> You can use the 'split' command, like this :

> tar -cf test.tar /usr | split -b1024m

> which splits in files with 1024Mb files.

> Best regards,

> Nuno Carvalho

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